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I recently got over anorexia and whenever I think about it, something important often comes to mind… the friends and siblings. Theyre both put into a hard position because they have no idea how to react. I want to try to help with that. If anyone out there has a friend or sibling suffering from an eating disorder, you can post your questions or comments and ill be happy to answer them.
I think this is a great idea, this is a very serious issue and I think only a person who has gone through this can truly understand what it is like i applaud you.
I just wanted to add that Rav Dovid Cohen forbids people who have had eating disorders from fasting on Yom Kippur as he considers them a choleh
If that’s the case, he’s obviously assuming that anyone who has ever had any type of eating disorder is in danger of a relapse from fasting. Sounds like a bit of a stretch, especially since not all eating disorders are the same.
As always, ask a competent posek, and don’t rely on info from anonymous internet sources, even when quoting known poskim.
Its interesting when some quote Psks that they like (Like the Rav Wosner one) the response is Rav Wosner said it and you’;d better listen, but when someone quotes a Psak that actually is easier to verify the response is very different.
Rav Dovid Cohen has worked with recovering Anoxerics and Bullemics for years (among other people he has worked with). One never really fully recovers from anoxeria or Bullemia
I don’t know to whom you refer, but I wouldn’t accept an anonymously quoted psak from anyone, including R’ Wosner.
May I ask at what age you started being affected by this?
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